. Review of reviews and world's work. JUDGE LEO BASSIEUR. (New Commander-in-Chief G. A. R.) ence treaties are placed in the archives of the ForeignOffice at The Hague. September 8.—Ex-President Harrison accepts Presi-dent McKinleys appointment as a member of the In-ternational Board of Arbitration under the treaty ofThe Hague ; ex-President Cleveland declines an ap-pointment. September 12.—Chile rejects Bolivias claim to a port on the Pacific A commercial treaty between France and Haiti is sanctioned by the Haitien Legislature. THE CRISIS IN 21,—Li Hung Changs peace proposals are
. Review of reviews and world's work. JUDGE LEO BASSIEUR. (New Commander-in-Chief G. A. R.) ence treaties are placed in the archives of the ForeignOffice at The Hague. September 8.—Ex-President Harrison accepts Presi-dent McKinleys appointment as a member of the In-ternational Board of Arbitration under the treaty ofThe Hague ; ex-President Cleveland declines an ap-pointment. September 12.—Chile rejects Bolivias claim to a port on the Pacific A commercial treaty between France and Haiti is sanctioned by the Haitien Legislature. THE CRISIS IN 21,—Li Hung Changs peace proposals are re-jected by the United .Colonel Marchand is ap-pointed member. of the Frenchcorps for China. August 22.—TheRussians havingdestroyed thelock-gates on theIn-Tai Canal, riv-er transport isseriously imped-ed ; the cable be-tween Chefu andTaku is working,but the line fromTaku to Tientsinand beyond is not;the Japanese alonehave an effectivemail service. August 23.—Animportant letter isaddressed by YangYu, Chinese min-ister to Russia, toBaroness von Sutt-ner on the ques-tion of mission-aries in China The Japanese holdthe wall round theinnermost part of the Forbidden City in Peking;they have not forced their way into the palace. August 24.—Chinese villagers are flocking into Tien-tsin at the rate of 1,000 daily ; food supply is bad ; there is every prospect of a famine The Japanese protect the palace at Peking; the Japanese Government re-news its assurances to protect the persons of the Em-peror and Empress. August 28.—The allied forces march through theForbidden City in Peking. August 30.—Three hundred men of the Sixth UnitedStates Cavalry def
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